Figurative Language Flashcard

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Example of metaphor?

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Time is money.

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Example of a simile:

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His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

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Metaphor:

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A comparison without using "like" or "as".

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Boom!

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Definition of hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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Example of personification:

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The trees danced in the wind.

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"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

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simile

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Example: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test.

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personification

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Alliteration

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Repeating the same initial sound in several words.